Petra Martic vs Claire Liu — Bucharest Round of 16

Bucharest · WTA · Round of 16
CRO4
Petra Martic
#1014WTA
1673ELO
1634Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 July 2018
clay
Claire Liu
USA
Claire Liu
#111WTA
1669ELO
1623Clay ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWWWWWL
Martic P.
6-2 6-7 6-4
Liu C.
Martic P.
66562
Liu C.
27741

Petra Martic defeated Claire Liu 6-2 6-7 6-4 in the Bucharest round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Claire Liu came in ranked #111, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Petra Martic claimed a first win over Claire Liu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Petra Martic closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–7 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-03-18MiamiR128hardClaire Liu6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Martic P.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Liu C.

Liu C.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Martic P.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Martic P.Liu C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.3
3.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Martic P.Liu C.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
74
61
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
64
Break points won·Clear edge
66
78
Deciding sets·Slight edge
88
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
86
67

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Martic P.Liu C.
Freshness·
—
75

Liu C.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 37 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Sevastova A.[1]
Martic P.[4]
7-646-2
Semi-finals
Sevastova A.[1]
Hercog P.[8]
6-10-0
Martic P.[4]
Buzarnescu M.[2]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Buzarnescu M.[2]
Wang Y.
7-646-3
Hercog P.[8]
Jabeur O.
6-36-1
Martic P.[4]
Siegemund L.
7-54-66-4
Sevastova A.[1]
Cirstea S.[5]
3-66-36-2
R16
Wang Y.
Parmentier P.[7]
7-603-0
Sevastova A.[1]
Rus A.
6-17-5
Jabeur O.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-2
Buzarnescu M.[2]
Zidansek T.
6-37-5
Hercog P.[8]
Bara I.
7-56-2
Cirstea S.[5]
Zanevska M.
6-27-5
Martic P.[4]
Liu C.
6-26-756-4
Siegemund L.
Schmiedlova A.
6-43-66-2
R32
Sevastova A.[1]
Jakupovic D.
4-66-27-61
Hercog P.[8]
Ruse E.
2-66-26-3
Zanevska M.
Bonaventure Y.
7-656-1
Zidansek T.
Peterson R.
7-56-0
Jabeur O.
Begu I.[3]
6-26-1
Buzarnescu M.[2]
Kovinic D.
6-26-4
Parmentier P.[7]
Dulgheru A.
2-66-16-4
Siegemund L.
Paolini J.
6-46-0
Schmiedlova A.
Bogdan A.[6]
4-67-647-5
Bara I.
Tomova V.
6-47-5
Liu C.
Rosca A.
4-66-36-4
Wang Y.
Bulgaru M.
6-16-3
Cirstea S.[5]
Buyukakcay C.
6-36-3
Martic P.[4]
Sramkova R.
6-26-4
Rus A.
Duque Marino M.
6-26-4
Zvonareva V.
Alexandrova E.
6-16-2